Who is Fenrir's father?

The story behind the answer

Loki is Fenrir’s father. In Norse myth, the trickster god Loki and the giantess Angrboða have three infamous children: the wolf Fenrir, the World Serpent Jörmungandr, and Hel, ruler of the dead. This chaotic lineage fits Loki’s role as a boundary-breaker whose offspring reshape fate itself.

Fearing Fenrir’s prophesied destruction, the gods bound him with the magical ribbon Gleipnir; during the ruse, the god Týr lost his hand. At Ragnarök, Fenrir is foretold to kill Odin before being slain by Odin’s son Víðarr. Memory tip: “Loki’s litter” equals wolf, serpent, and Hel—monstrous forces born of mischief and giants—while Odin, Thor, and Balder belong to the Aesir’s